2023 Spring JD

Notes

This semester we are offering some classes in remote, hybrid, and flex format, which is reflected on the PDF version of the spring schedule.

// Enrollment with permission of instructor only.

+ This course has prerequisites. Please check course descriptions and syllabi for course prerequisite information.

(W) This course has been designated as a writing course.

(E) This course has been designated as an experiential course.

(DE) This course has been designated as a distance education course. No more than 1/3 of a student's required 89 credits to graduate may be distance education credits.

Notes to Day Schedule:

(N.1) Students are recommended to take concurrently or have completed Administrative Law (Law 116) before taking The Administrative State and its Critics (Law 734).

(N.2) The Arts & Entertainment, Innovation Law, and Tribal Sovereignty Clinics meet for two hours a week but students receive three credits total because of meetings and work required outside of the regularly scheduled classroom time. Information regarding the Arts & Entertainment and Tribal Sovereignty application process was sent via LawNews email.

(N.3) The Bankruptcy Court Externship program will meet at the United States Bankruptcy Courthouse (200 South Washington Street) in Alexandria, VA from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month.

(N.4) Some required class meetings for the Giles Rich Moot Court may take place prior to Jan. 17th. Federal Circuit Practice Seminar (Law 437) is a prerequisite for the Giles Rich Moot Court (Law 125).

(N.5) The Immigration Litigation, M-VETS, and Poverty Law Clinics meet for two hours a week but students will receive four credits total for the semester because of meetings and work outside of the regularly scheduled classroom time. Information regarding the M-VETS application process was sent via Law News email.

(N.6) JD students who have taken the Law & Economics Colloquium (Law 208) or Jurisprudence Readings Seminar (Law 662) once may enroll a second time because course content changes semester to semester.

(N.7) Legal Fundamentals is a required course for students ranked in the bottom quartile (25%) of the class at the end of their penultimate year. Those students will be notified directly and registered by the Records Office. The course will open for registration as an elective option, to students in their final year, as part of the general registration process.

(N.8) The Legal Practicum - Global Antitrust Regulatory Comments meets for two hours a week but students receive three credits total because of work required outside of the regularly scheduled classroom time.

(N.9) Students must receive approval to register for the Supervised Externship programs and should submit the Externship Information form found in the Externship Module on Symplicity to begin the process. (Virginia Practice Externship applicants will submit the form after meeting with the program directors.) To access the form, log on to Symplicity and select the Externship Module from the “Shortcuts” on the right side of the screen or the “Experiential Module” (it shows both ways) and select “add.” Once approved, students will be registered by the Records Office for the appropriate externship course. Students not being compensated for the work performed will be registered for Law 320, 321, or 179. Students being compensated for the work being performed will be registered for Law 520, 521, or 579. Students are limited to a maximum of 6 credit hours of compensated externship credit and such credit may be earned only in a student’s final two full semesters (fall or spring).

(N.10) This course is offered online through the law school's online partner, iLaw, asynchronously, with no assigned meeting times, although there will be weekly obligations and assignments over the course of the spring semester. More information will be available in the syllabus.

Notes to Evening Schedule:

(N.1) This section of Civil Procedure will meet remotely on Mondays and in-person on Thursdays, with further details provided in the syllabus.

(N.2) This section of Constitutional Law I will meet remotely on Tuesdays and in-person on Thursdays, with further details provided in the syllabus.

(N.3) The Financial Services Workshop will meet seven times throughout the semester; see the syllabus for further details.

(N.4) Legal Writing for Law Clerks is a seven week course ending mid-semester. Information regarding the application process was sent via LawNews email.

(N.5) These sections of LRWA II are open to JD FLEX 1E students only.

(N.6) These sections of LRWA IV are open to JD FLEX 2E students only.

(N.7) The Patent Litigation & Dispute Resolution Seminar meets for two hours a week but students receive three credits total because of work required outside of the regularly scheduled classroom time. Please see the syllabus for additional details.

(N.8) Information regarding the application process for the Separation of Powers Clinic was sent via LawNews email.

(N.9) This course may have LLM and/or JM students participating remotely. In-person attendance is required for JD students. The course will not count as distance education for JD students.

(N.10) Teams will arrange meeting times with the instructor.

(N.11) Meetings are currently scheduled Mondays 1/23-3/6 @ 6:30PM-9:30PM, and Sundays 1/22-2/12 @ 9:30AM-1:00PM. Other times may be arranged with the instructors.

(N.12) This course will have an exam and writing assignments, and will still qualify for (W).

MAKE-UP EXAMS FOR ANY REASON OCCUR ON ONE OF THE EXAM MAKE-UP DAYS - MAY 10 & 11. STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT A PETITION TO THE RECORDS OFFICE SEEKING PERMISSION TO DELAY AN EXAM.